• Year of manufacture 
    1953
  • Car type 
    Other
  • Lot number 
    r0029
  • Reference number 
    MU26_r0029
  • Condition 
    Used
  • Location
    Germany
  • Exterior colour 
    Other

Description

To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' The Munich Auction event, 20 November 2026.

  • Previously registered in the United States and Denmark; now owned in Germany
  • Handsomely presents in dark blue with matching-colour roof over beige hide
  • Benefits from a 2020 restoration performed by Die Oldtimermanufaktur
  • Retains its matching-numbers 3.0-litre straight-six engine
  • History file includes Mercedes-Benz data card copy and €157,000 restoration invoice

Per a copy of the Mercedes-Benz factory data card, this 300 Cabriolet D ‘Adenauer’ is believed to have been built for the United States market. Delivered to New York sporting a red leather interior and black soft-top roof, it was first registered in December 1953.

Included in the accompanying history file, previous registration documents show that the car belonged to an owner in Vedbæk, north of Copenhagen, Denmark from August 2007. Returning to its home country, the Mercedes-Benz was purchased by the consigning owner and submitted to classic vehicle specialist Mario Schrank of Die Oldtimermanufaktur in Kaltennordheim-Fischbach, Germany for a total restoration. The car was refinished in its current dark blue hue, the interior retrimmed in attractive beige hide with wood trim, and a new convertible roof installed. The corresponding invoice details that the work, completed in December 2020, totalled some €157,165.

This 300 Cabriolet D not only presents beautifully following its rebuild but further touts its matching-numbers straight-six engine.
To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/auctions/mu26/.


RM Sotheby's
5 Heron Square
Richmond
TW9 1EL
United Kingdom
Contact Person Kontaktperson
Title 
Mr
First name 
Augustin
Last name 
Sabatie-Garat

Phone 
+44-2078517070
Please provide an email address or a phone number.

Watch our latest YouTube videos